JOHANNESBURG — Analysts have bemoaned that Malusi Gigaba and Bathabile Dlamini survived President Cyril Ramaphosa’s axe on Monday night. But when you take a closer look at the full list of who’s in and who’s out – it’s clear that Ramaphosa largely got his way in last night’s reshuffle. For starters, the return of Nhlanhla Nene as Finance Minister is a major win for Ramaphosa. Then there’s Pravin Gordhan’s deployment as Public Enterprises Minister. However, what makes the reshuffle that much more interesting is the list of people who Ramaphosa fired. It reads like the who’s who of State Capture. Take a look at the list posted below. – Gareth van Zyl

Zupta State Capture Cabinet Dinner. More magic available at www.zapiro.com.

The ministers that Cyril Ramaphosa fired:

Fikile Mbalula

Many on social media joked on Monday night that Mbalula – who once proudly put the description ‘fear fokkol’ on his Twitter profile – is now the ‘Minister of Fokkol’. Mbalula was made the Minister of Police in Jacob Zuma’s Cabinet. He was also previously a former deputy minister of police, a member of the national executive committee of the ANC and former leader of the ANC Youth League. His outspoken and brash nature divided many a South African.

Faith Muthambi

Muthambi, who was previously the Communications Minister under Jacob Zuma’s Cabinet, became notorious for going against her own party on the set-top box encryption debate. That move disastrously resulted in court action from the industry as well as a multi-year delay in South Africa’s digital migration efforts. Subsequently, South Africa has fallen behind the rest of the globe when it comes to rolling out faster 4G mobile broadband as networks have to scramble over limited spectrum. Despite these monumental failures, Zuma promoted her to Minister of Public Service and Administration. In her capacity there, she came under fire for hiring several family members.

Mosebenzi Zwane

Mosebenzi Zwane speaks on the opening day of the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg

Bongani Bongo

Swearing-in ceremony of Bongani Bongo as Minister of State Security.

Bongo was another backbencher whom Zuma promoted. Described by some insiders as brash and arrogant, Bongo’s role as State Security Minister came under the spotlight amid his lack of experience in the space. A known Zuma supporter, it’s unclear what the future holds for him now.

Hlengiwe Mkhize

Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize was briefly Minister of Higher Education and Training. She replaced Blade Nzimande as part of Jacob Zuma’s purge of those critical of him. As former Minister of Home Affairs, Mkhize famously said in 2017 that the Guptas – who are now wanted by law enforcement agencies – should be “treated with dignity“.

Joe Maswanganyi

Former Minister of Transport Joe Maswanganyi.

The now-former Transport Minister, Maswanganyi, was said to have previously mobilised a large chunk of the Limpopo province to vote for Jacob Zuma at the ANC’s Mangaung elective conference, according to the Mail & Guardian. Late last year, the DA asked the Public Protector to investigate Maswanganyi for allegedly “wilfully misleading” Parliament about a meeting with the Prasa Board. Maswanganyi stood accused of stalling on the new board for the parastatal.